MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
digital education technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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